He likes Everything Everywhere All at Once Academy Awards Winner 2023 be, but another film made history on Oscar night: The German war film Nothing New in the West succeeded in what no Netflix film before it was able to do. He represents one with his 4 won prizes new Netflix record on.
Nothing new in the West: No Netflix film has ever won more Oscars
Based on the book by Erich Maria Remarque, Edward Berger’s Nothing New in the West follows the young soldier Paul Bäumer into the horrors of the First World War. The film was nominated for a total of 9 Oscars and won them 4 trophies for Best International Film, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design and Best Score. The Sound, Visual Effects, Adapted Screenplay, Make-up and Best Picture awards went to others. But four golden boys are more than any Netflix film has ever been able to dust off.
Netflix
nothing new in the West
Why is 4 Oscars special for a Netflix film? The Oscars are traditionally an awards ceremony honoring motion pictures. However, Netflix is a streaming service that has been credited with fueling the death of the cinema industry. (Even if Netflix regularly releases prestige films briefly in order to qualify them for the coveted trophy.) The relationship between the voting Academy members and the Netflix candidates who are nominated for an Oscar is correspondingly difficult. Streamers like AppleTV+, which hosted last year’s Oscar winner, have less of a problem than industry giant Netflix. Is Nothing New in the West also a winner because it has now pushed up Netflix’s profit mark.
Who held up the Netflix record for the most Oscars in front of Nothing New in the West?
Before Nothing New in the West was Netflix’s Academy Awards record holder Alfonso Cuaróns Roma with 3 Oscar wins in 2019. Mank and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom managed to win two Oscars each. Other Netflix films with a single Oscar win include The Power of the Dog, Marriage Story and My Teacher the Octopus.
Netflix
nothing new in the West
Of the nine this year Oscar-nominated films 2023 that you can stream on Netflix, next to Nothing New in the West also won Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio for Best Animated Film and The Elephant Whisperers for Best Documentary Short Film. You can also stream Oscar-winning song RRR on Netflix.
overall had Netflix this year 16 Oscar nominations, which is well below the number of the 2021 high (36 nominations), but also below last year’s 27 nominations. In the end, of course, it’s the Academy Awards that count, and here the fourfold victory of Im Westen Nothing New set an example for the future.
Podcast for even more German streaming entertainment: is the swarm worth it?
The ZDF production Der Schwarm devoured around 40 million euros. The publication was accompanied by a lot of criticism. Even bestselling author Frank Schätzing took a stand against the series.
At this point you will find external content that complements the article. You can show it and hide it again with one click.
In the podcast we therefore talk about the qualities of the series. Are millions of euros wasted here or can The Swarm keep up with the big competition from Hollywood? In addition, we speculate in the spoiler section whether the finale prepares for a second season.
*. .